Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

corpus-paul - Re: [Corpus-Paul] Thorn in the Flesh

corpus-paul AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Corpus-Paul

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: "Revd Dr Sean F. Winter" <sean.winter AT northern.org.uk>
  • To: <corpus-paul AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Corpus-Paul] Thorn in the Flesh
  • Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:34:38 +0100

Dear Sean,

>There is an Oxford DPhil by Paula Gooder, supervised by Chris
>Rowland which argues that the thorn in the flesh is that Paul only
>gets to the edge of the 3rd heaven. John Ashton refers to it in his
>book on the Religion of Paul the Apostle, and there are also
>articles in JSJ by Chris Morray-Jones which argue the same point. I
>don't have details to hand I am afraid, but Ashton's book will give
>the necessary references.

HH: If Paul did not know whether he was in the body or outside the
body when he went to the third heaven (2 Cor 12:2), how could he be
sure that reaching only the edge of it was a thorn in his flesh?

Yours,
Harold Holmyard


Harold

You will have to ask those who make the case. My post gives no indication
that it is a view that I wish to support.

Sean
--
Revd Dr Sean F. Winter
Tutor in New Testament Studies

Northern Baptist College,
Luther King House,
Brighton Grove,
Rusholme,
Manchester,
M14 5JP

0161 249 2534

sean.winter AT northern.org.uk

www.northern.org.uk






Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page